Jorge García Torre (born 13 January 1984), known simply as Jorge, is a Spanish former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
central defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers ...
.
His twin brother
Alejandro
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...
was also a footballer (
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
). Both began their career at
Sporting de Gijón
Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional association football, football club from Gijón, Principality of Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the ...
, and finished it with amateurs
UD Llanera.
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1984 births
Living people
Spanish twins
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
Spanish men's footballers
Footballers from Gijón
Men's association football central defenders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Tercera Federación players
Sporting de Gijón B players
Sporting de Gijón players
Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers
Real Murcia CF players
CD Lugo players
CF Badalona Futur players
Burgos CF footballers
CF Rayo Majadahonda players
UP Langreo footballers